Friday, May 15, 2015

Great NFB Animation Shorts!

There are tons of short animation films which can be found on Youtube and other websites. There are a few of them that have inspired me to get into animation in the first place. I hope you will let me know if you have seen them before or have some great short films that have inspired you.

When I was growing up, I remember watching a PBS show hosted by actress Jean Marsh called "The International Animation Festival". Every week, she would showcase animation films from around the world. I remember the catchy theme song when the show began and they showed a lot of animation from Europe, Canada and Zegreb which was all new to me at the time. I tried to find a copy of it, but sadly, this is all that's out there today. You will get just a taste of the theme song.

And so began a young animator's journey to find more animation to watch and learn from. Next, I discovered the animation shorts from National Film Board of Canada.

If you enjoyed "The Cat Came Back", you should check out this section of Cordell Barker's discussion about this film and others he has made.Its interesting to find out that he was locked into the music and wanted to do more without it.

I could fill several webpages of all the NFB films past and present, but luckily, they are already have all this online. Follow this link, to see a whole library of live action and animation shorts from the NFB!

Let's hear it from our Canadian Brothers and Sisters! Do you have a favorite NFB film or have a favorite short that inspired you? Let us know!